Guyanese Fireside Cooking
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6 Simple Chicken Marinade Recipes
6 Simple Chicken Marinade Recipes
Equipment
- Stasher Sandwich Bag My favorite reusable bags for chicken marinades.
- Sharpie Chalk Marker These are my go-to pens for labeling bags, jars, etc...
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast (2 to 3 breasts)
Greek Lemon Chicken Marinade
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 lemon juiced (about 3 tablespoons juice)
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Cilantro Lime Chicken Marinade
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup cilantro leaves chopped
- 2 limes zested and juiced (about ¼ cup juice)
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Honey Mustard Chicken Marinade
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Teriyaki Chicken Marinade
- ¼ cup tamari soy sauce (or coconut aminos)
- 1 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 green onion thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger (about ½-inch piece)
- 2 garlic cloves minced
Fajita Chicken Marinade
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 lime zested and juiced (about 2 tablespoons juice)
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Italian Chicken Marinade
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Make the marinade. Choose a chicken marinade flavor and place all the ingredients (minus the chicken breast) into a medium bowl and whisk to combine.
- Marinate the chicken. Place the chicken breasts into a glass container or sealable bag. Pour the marinade on top of the chicken, then seal the bag or cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap. Let the chicken marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or up to 8 hours. *See notes above for cooking and serving ideas.
Notes
- The nutritional information is for the Greek Lemon marinade.
- Each of these chicken breast marinade recipes is enough marinade for 1 to 1.5 lbs. of boneless skinless chicken breast.
Nutrition
Marinade for Chicken
1/2" Thick chickens breast flatten
5 Must Have Ingredients
1. Water base Liquids
- citrus Juices (Lime Juice)
- Beer
- Vinegar
- Wine
2. Salt (1/2 tablespoon Salt / 1lb meat)
3. Oil
4. Sugar
5. Flavorings
- Garlic
- smoke paprikria
- Cumin
- Cayaan
Marinade for 30 mins to 1 hr
Pat chicken breast dry
high heat (searing /grilling)
4 mins
200 degree oven (160 deg rest for 5 mins
Monday, December 29, 2025
Pancakes
Pancakes
Bowl 1
2 cups of flour
3 tablespoon sugar
4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
mix together
Bowl 2
2 eggs
1/4 cups vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups of Milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Mix together
Pour Bowl 2 into bowl 1
Mix altogether.
Let rest for 10 mins
Monday, December 15, 2025
Guyanese Sponge Cake
3 cups ( 360 grams ) all purpose flour (2 3/4 cups)
1 pound ( 453 grams ) margarine
3 cups (600 grams ) sugar (white)
12 eggs
1 tbsp. ( 14 grams ) baking powder
1 tbsp. ( 13 grams ) essence (Almond flavor)
1/2 grated nutmeg
1. Cream margarine and sugar together in a bowl
2. Eggs add essence mix together in another bowl
3. Pour egg mixture into cream mixture
4. Add flour in small portions
5. Add baking powder
5. mix until spoon sticks (stands up) in mixture means you have enough flour
bake 50 deg f for 40mins +
PlaitBread
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1 packet quick rise yeast
1/3 cup butter, melted
1.5 cups warm milk
4tbsp brown sugar
2tsp vanilla extract
1/2tsp salt
3.5 cups sifted flour
in a warm bowl
add melted butter, warm milk and yeast, valilla extract and brown sugar,
sifted flour and salt
30 mins
If using traditional yeast, proof it first with ½ cup warm water and 1 tbsp sugar for 10 minutes until foamy. Reduce the warm milk to 1 cup so the total liquid stays the same and the dough doesn’t become too wet.
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Achari Chicken
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Guacamole Recipe Chipotle
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2 haas avocados
2 tsp lime juice
2 tbsps cilantro (chopped)
1/4 cup red onion (diced)
1/2 a jalapeño including seeds (diced)1
/4 tsp kosher salt
Thursday, October 16, 2025
Guyanese Plait Bread
1 packet quick rise yeast
1/3 cup butter, melted
1.5 cups warm milk
4tbsp brown sugar
2tsp vanilla extract
1/2tsp salt
3.5 cups sifted flour